Podcasting for Racial Justice

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From Ears to Empathy to Activism: Audio for ActivistsInterview Subject: Microphone is less intimidatingMeasure of confidentialityWhat's special about audio?Marshal Ganz

"Story of Self"Listener:Must use imagination to participateIntimate (headphones, listen alone)Easy to multitask while listeningProducer:Eye contact easier = better interviewEasier/cheaper to record or edit than video"Muslims Need Not Apply" by @WillColey & Loris GuzzettaImage from "Radio: An Illustrated Guide" by Abel & GlassProducingStorytelling& ConversationSharingExtras+ Connect as Podcast to iTunesPublic Radio ExchangeListeningResources:What makes a good story or conversation?Ira Glass"This American Life"Other producers:AIRMedia.orgListening clubsAnother RoundEpisode 61: The Greatest (with Claressa Shields)Click on image to listenEmail us a voice memo with feedback/ideas: podcastsincolor@gmail.comRevisit this Prezi here: bit.ly/podcasting4racialjusticeTweet us: @podcastsincolor #podin @willcoley"Julian: Tavehua, Los Angeles & Tavehua, Oaxaca"by Anayansi Diaz-Cortes @SonicTrace_KCRW"Sonic I.D."@WCAI_NPROutcomeMoralChoiceChallenge"Tape Sync"iPhonePodcast"Podcast Renaissance" or "Golden Age of [Digital] Audio"often credited in part to:Kickerstarter raised $620,412 ($370,412 MORE than goal)How can you make the best sounding audio?Mobile-Based RecordingiPhone Problem with exporting if your recording is longer than 2 minutes

PCM Recorder MK IIHow can you get others to listen to your audio?Easy to share embeddable player+ You can measure amount of listeningDigital on-demand spoken audio:Narrative journalism/storytellingUnscripted studio-based showsRadio drama/audio fictionAudiobooks?Recording Equipment$200$100$170$40Total: $510*Time for exercise?New online tool using any type of telephone(developed for day laborers)Editing* Brand New: StoryCorps mobile app for iPhone & DroidOn the Lower East Side, A Woman Emerges From a Dark High Rise for First Timeby @MarianneMccune* Transom tutorial atbit.ly/tascamapp-howtoListening Recommendationstraining.npr.orgThe Read:Well Deserved Laughson SoundCloudAudio documentation of conference panels(better than video)Audio postUNHCR"The Gap" by Ira Glass"First Love & 21 Other Firsts"by Whitney JonesSell stories directly to public radio stationsFor most interviews, need quiet!Field RecordingGearCombine with interview to create podcast similar toGetting Rich Sound while Avoiding "P Pops"Write down questions and goals in advance (but don't look at during interview)

Prep participants (i.e. don't talk directly into mic or bang table)

Test levels with questions to participants: "What did you have for breakfast?"

Ask leading questions: Best question is "Then what happened?"

Signal that you’re listening, i.e. nodding and smiling

Think ahead but be present: Are all the pieces of the story on tape?

Wrap up with this critical question: “Now I need to record the sound of the room with no one talking for 30 seconds. While I do this, could you think of anything you’d like to add or something I didn’t ask about?”

$25/month$60Adobe Audition$20-50/month$95-375Free 30 day trialNext StepsImage from "Radio: An Illustrated Guide" by Abel & GlassAnchor appGlynn Washington:Snap Judgmentgithub.com/nypublicradio/audiogramHow-to: ealexjordan.com/installingshortcut.thisamericanlife.orgiMovie$70iTunes/podcasts+ Lists on other blogs and websites"Stories about race and culture should include the main tenets of: Are there fascinating characters? Is there conflict? And is it surprising?

Your job is not to do a story about culture. Your job is to do a story about people."Stephanie Foo"This American Life"on Transom.org"Show a people as one thing, as only one thing, over and over again, and that is what they become. It is impossible to talk about the single story without talking about power…power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that person.”Chimamanda Adichie@PodcastsInColor@WillColeyStudio set up$100 (x2)$150amp$50 (x 2)$30 (x 2)$12 (x2)Total: $530What did you notice?Just heard example of@LSNpodcasts @AquiferMedia @OppAgenda#facingracefavorites?Podcasts about Podcasts